Andrew Reynolds

Electoral Systems and Democratization in Southern Africa

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

and whether to entrench consensual, consociational or majoritarian government are also discussed. Analysing the experiences of Malawi, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, the author presents a host of revealing conclusions that help shed light on the success or failure of democratic design in other fledgling democracies, in both Africa and beyond.

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This is a groundbreaking comparative study of the effect of institutional design on representation, political stability, and inter-ethnic/racial accommodation in the emerging democracies of Southern Africa. Analyzing the experiences of Malawi, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, the author presents a host of revealing conclusions that help shed light on the success or failure of democratic design in other fledgling democracies.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Sydney University Press
• Seitenzahl: 356
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Mai 1999
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 626g
• ISBN-13: 9780198295105
• ISBN-10: 0198295103
• Artikelnr.: 21901253

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1: Defining and Measuring the Trajectory of Democratization
2: Defining the Intervening and Explanatory Variables
3: Choosing an Electoral System
4: Majoritarian or Power-Sharing Government
5: Plurality Case Study Election Results: Malawi, Zambia, and Zimbabwe
6: PR Case Study Election Results: South Africa and Namibia
7Re-Running Elections under Alternative Electoral Systems
8 Cross-Country Comparisons: Legislative and Executive Inclusion
9: Conclusion: The Case for Democratic Optimism